Strathendrick, and its inhabitants from early times

30 HISTORY OF STRATHENDR1CK
Mollanaclerich and Easter Spittell; to William Gilfillan, the three Kilfasetts
and Edinbellie; to Thomas Youll, Wester and Easter Ballacharn, with the
concurrance of George Galbraith ; to George Galbraith, the Wester Balgair and
the Hill and the Eastertoune of Ballachame, with the concurrance of Th.
Youll ; to Alexander Ure, Harviestone, Haltoune, and the Courthill ; to William
Buchanan, the two Glens, with the concurrence of John Bastock; to John
Dalgleish, Provanstone, and to be assistant to William Buchanan and John
Bastock. The Easter Glens, with Balaserk and the Courthill, to James Gal-
braith and Andrew Harvie, with the concurrence of John Dalgleish."
19 June 1697. — "The which day the minister and elders having met, did
take to their consideration that the minister hath severall tymes visited the
families within the Paroch, as also catechised the same, they are therefore of
opinion that the sacrament of the Lord's Supper should be administered some
tyme this summer, and recommends it to the minister and elders respective to
be at all sateable pains and diligence in prepareing themselves and the people
for it, and likewise appoints that it be intimated to the congregation a Sabbath or
two immediately preceding the celebratione thereof."
8 August 1697. — "The which day the communion was celebrated in this
Paroch according to the laudable custome of the Church, there being preparatione
sermons on the Saturday before and thanksgiving sermons on the Munday there-
after."
30 August 1697. — "The which day intimatione was made, conforme to the
Presbyteries appointment, publickly out of the pulpite, warning the people to
beware of Charms and Spells or personis that use the same, and particularly to
take heed that they doe not employ Donald Ferguson alias Redhood, in the
Paroch of Strathblane, and that as they would tender the good of their oune
souls and shun the Censures of the Church and Civill lawes of the Kingdome
made against Charmers and such as doe employ them."
14 August 1698. —"The which day the elders, hearing that their were some
in the Paroch that were not so tender in sanctifieing the Sabboth as they ought
to be, and yet haveing no certain information thereanent, judge it fitt to re-
commend it to the Minister that he make publick intimatione from the pulpite
in the face of the congregatione, that they would make consciense of observing
the Sabboth particularly by abstaining from all unnecessarie worke thereupon,
such as makeing of cheese, sheering of kaill, inbringing of water, or boylling
of beastis meat upon the Sabboth day, all quhich may be either done before
or after the Sabboth and are not works of necessity."
31 October 1698. — "It is recommended to the elderis in the east end of
the Paroch, with others, to provyde and setle a scholemester in a fitt and
commodious place for the convenient education of the children in that end of